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Table 2 Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, pulse pressure (PP) and PP changes by estimated age of menopause. N = 259. Only women pre- or perimenopausal at baseline included.

From: Pulse pressure and age at menopause

   

Baseline

6-year follow-up

   

Estimated age at

menopause

N

Average age at

baseline

SBP

DBP

PP

SBP

DBP

PP

PP change

Adj.1 PP change

95% CI

45–50.4

151

47.8

115.8

71.7

44.1

121.4

71.6

49.7

5.7

5.7

3.4–8.0

50.5–52.4

43

49.1

117.1

71.9

45.2

125.3

73.2

52.1

6.8

6.5

2.7–10.4

52.5–54.4

37

50.3

117.8

72.5

45.3

122.9

73.4

49.5

4.2

4.1

-0.2–8.4

54.5–65.5

28

52.0

123.2

74.4

48.8

128.3

73.6

54.7

5.92

6.73

1.3–12.1

  1. 1 Adjusted for baseline age, baseline PP, race, hypertensive medication use and ARIC field center. 2 Test for overall linear trend p = 0.87. 3 Test for overall linear trend p = 0.74.